Fire Power : the British Army Weapons & Theories of War 1904-1945.

This is, without doubt, the finest book about the crucial role that artillery played in the two World Wars of the Twentieth century. The authors, both former artillery officers who saw action in Word War Two, describe the development of their neglected, inadequate and class-ridden arm through the ba...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bidwell, Dominick
Otros Autores: Graham, Dominick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2004.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army > Artillery.
Great Britain. > Army > History > 20th century.
Great Britain. > Army > Weapons systems > History > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Artillerie.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Systèmes d'armes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain. > Army
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Artillery operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Artillery operations, British.
Strategy > History > 20th century.
Tactics > History > 20th century.
Stratégie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Tactique militaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Weapons.
Armed Forces > Artillery
Armed Forces > Weapons systems
Strategy
Tactics
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Series; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Book I The Fire-Tactics of the Old Army: 1904-1914; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Prologue; 1 The Artillery as an Accessory; 2 The Tactics of Separate Tables; 3 The Still and Mental Parts; Book II One Great and Continuous Engagement: 1914-1918; 4 Prologue and Retrospect; 5 Many a Doubtful Battle; 6 Ubique; 7 Queen of the Battlefield?; 8 A Technical Knock Out; Book III The Years Between the Wars: 1919-1939; 9 The Swingletree Factor; 10 Policies, Theories and Weapons; 11 A Fairly New Model Army.
  • Book IV The Second Round: 1939-194512 Blitzkrieg; 13 The Sand Model; 14 A Cybernetic Solution
  • I: The Artillery on the Ground; 15 A Cybernetic Solution
  • II: The Artillery of the Air; Interlude. Fire-plan statistics: 1940-45; 16 Ends and Means; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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